11 athletes off to Botswana

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M– The Athletics Eswatini (AE) has sent 11 athletes to Botswana for the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze Gaborone 2022.

AE Public Relations Officer (PRO), Victor ‘Mavikane’ Dlamini, said the athletes left the country yesterday morning en route Botswana.

“We picked the best athletes in terms of their times, and as we speak, they are on their way to Gaborone for the competition,” Dlamini said.

He said the Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (EOCGA), was the one which financed the trip for the athletes.

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“We would like to thank EOCGA for the financial assistance towards loluhambo, as a federation we appreciate the assistance that we normally get from them,” he said.

Dlamini said the reason they honoured the invite from Botswana, was because they were preparing the athletes for international events, such as the commonwealth games.

He further said the team was led by Thoba Mazibuko and coached by Muzi Mabuza. The games start today and finish tomorrow.

M– Pigg’s Peak Black Swallows defender, Mancoba Malindzisa is doubtful for their MTN National First Division game against Illovo on Workers’ Day at Killarney Sports Ground.

The player suffered a severe stab injury on the hip, after he was attacked by thugs together with three teammates at Msunduza a few kilometres away from the city centre on Sunday night. The quartet was from a 3-2 league game win against Nsingizini Hotspurs in Nhlangano at the King Sobhuza II Memorial Stadium when they were attacked.

Bafana Bemaphasela Manager, police officer Sergeant Busta Vilakati said the players were attacked while on their way to a rented club house, and he said the thugs wielded bush-knives and some were carrying knives.

He said the players were lucky to be alive, as the robbers stabbed them in the process while de